# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/richard-jordan-gatling
# Generated: 2026-08-15T03:41:59.939Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/richard-jordan-gatling"
name: "Richard Jordan Gatling"
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description: "Richard Jordan Gatling was an American inventor. He is best known for having invented the Gatling gun, which is considered to be the first successful machine gun."
tagline: "American firearm designer (1818–1903)"
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country:
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birthDate: "1818-09-12"
deathDate: "1903-02-26"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump